Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 and M82, Gene
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82

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Captured this data at the Nightfall star party (Riverside Astronomical Society) in Borrego Springs. It was a good event and location to capture the data. However I am at a loss to understand why the stars are exhibiting small flares. Processing both M81 and M82 together was a challenge because of the differences in core brightness. Many thanks to Ron Brecher (AstroDoc) for taking me through the processing. What I like most about this image (and a surprise) was how dust there was around M81 and the small galaxy above it. I also like the detail in the core of M82.

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